Today is a wonderful day. Or rather yesterday was wonderful and the afterglow is still echoing into Monday morning. The Tribe has won the 2007 Central Division crown for the 7th time in 13 years. However, this is the first championship since 2001 and the first since my son was born. I am now busily trying to impart all sorts of baseball knowledge on him and although he says, "Wow!" and "Really?!" as I describe what the World Series is and how long it has been since the Indians have won one, I think his exclamations are mainly due to my enthusiasm more than anything else.
My wife and I went to the Indians' game on Friday night and she recently mentioned to me how much fun Eddie is going to have learning about baseball from me as he gets older. I hope that she's right. It's not that I am some baseball expert or that I get wrapped up in the endless statistics, but I do appreciate the history and enjoy the debate and strategies that surround the game. There is something about baseball, more than any other sport, that seems less manufactured, less altered somehow. Even with all of the controversy surrounding steroids and HGH and the like, it still seems, more than the constant violence and flash of the NFL and NBA, to have a certain aura of respect and nostalgia. I hope that's to impart that part of the game to him and with any luck, it will still have that feel to it when he has kids of his own.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Changes
Since I last posted to my blog about 2 years ago, there have been a significant number of changes that have occurred in my life. I have started a new job with a new company and new client. I have moved from Northern Virginia to Northeast Ohio. I have made the acquaintance of a number of new friends and neighbors. And I have continued to watch my kids grow and change into bigger and more incredible little people.
As I've watched my life change, in big ways and small, I've become a little more in tune with how I feel about my own personal, religious, and political beliefs. A few years ago, I was more interested in the social and, for lack of a better term, "gossipy" aspects of politics. While Drudge and Wonkette have their place and can be an enjoyable source of news, I have become much more likely to review more serious, or I guess a "higher level" of blog discourse. The link I have recently added to Andrew Sullivan is one I use quite often as his book and blog have provided for me a better understanding of what I personally believe. While I continue to struggle to find my own unique beliefs and understanding of events, it has most certainly become more important to me how I can seriously (and more than likely in a very small way) have an impact and contribution to our political nation.
As I've watched my life change, in big ways and small, I've become a little more in tune with how I feel about my own personal, religious, and political beliefs. A few years ago, I was more interested in the social and, for lack of a better term, "gossipy" aspects of politics. While Drudge and Wonkette have their place and can be an enjoyable source of news, I have become much more likely to review more serious, or I guess a "higher level" of blog discourse. The link I have recently added to Andrew Sullivan is one I use quite often as his book and blog have provided for me a better understanding of what I personally believe. While I continue to struggle to find my own unique beliefs and understanding of events, it has most certainly become more important to me how I can seriously (and more than likely in a very small way) have an impact and contribution to our political nation.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
More, after the break
I have no idea if I will have the energy, dedication, or time to continue to update my blog, but I have decided that with some renewed energy and a dramatic shift in emphasis, I will attempt to continue to post on this blog. The continuation will only really be in who is posting, as I will still be the person with the fingers typing badly on the keyboard. However, it is my personal opinion that I have changed significantly since I first created this slight endeavor.
At first it was a chance for me to type and write on a semi-regular basis. I had assumed that I would try to be humorous and probably do a bunch of highly edited naval gazing. However, in this change that has occurred, I feel like while I may occasionally impart some humor, it is more important for me to write about my political and social viewpoints. I have become a bit more drawn to the idea of giving my self to public service and I hope that this forum gives me the ability to work out for myself how I view current events and actions as they occur. It may also help me to understand the problems of our area and nation, and how I might suggest i would improve them, or link to others whose opinion I think makes good sense.
At first it was a chance for me to type and write on a semi-regular basis. I had assumed that I would try to be humorous and probably do a bunch of highly edited naval gazing. However, in this change that has occurred, I feel like while I may occasionally impart some humor, it is more important for me to write about my political and social viewpoints. I have become a bit more drawn to the idea of giving my self to public service and I hope that this forum gives me the ability to work out for myself how I view current events and actions as they occur. It may also help me to understand the problems of our area and nation, and how I might suggest i would improve them, or link to others whose opinion I think makes good sense.
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